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MAGICIAN THE PROSCR~PT DUCK
TONIGHT, WEEK
GYM-7:S0 GREETINGS
-
Vol. 3. No.3. .. RIchmond ProfessIon al InstItute, College of WIlham and Mary Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1941
Cotillion Dance
Date Changed
Date Hotel Available
November Seventh Only
R.P.I. Tr~ins Many Beware of Mystic Bamboozler!
State SocIal Worke~sMajahara, Magician, Here Tonight
More titan half of the present
social work personnel of the Vir­gi'nia
Department of Public WeI- Offers Reward, If Escape Act Fails
At the second meeting of the fare and nearly half of the socral
Cotillion Club, on October 15. work personnel of the city and
J.\Jancy Chambers, president, an- county departments have received
nOWlced a change in the plans for professional training at the Rich­lhe
dance which was originally mond School of Social Work of
scheduled for November 14. the College of William and Mary,
principes Notaes Majahara, the greatest magician since Houdini,
is coming to our own gymnaSium tonight, at 7:30 P. M.
He offers a reward of twenty-five dollars to anyone who can tie
or chain him so that he cannot escape. In 1917 he allowed himself
Because of the large number of according to a survey recently
members in the club, which now made by Dr. Henry Coe Lanpher,
has 173 girls on its list, it was director of the SchOOl.
Class News
SENIORS necessary to secure a very large The survey shows that 55 per
ballroom. For that reason, the cent of the social workers em- The Senior Class has started
Virginia Room of the John Mar- ployed by the state and 41 per cent the year with a bang! Having had
shall Hotel was selected, and the of these in the 124 local units of two class meetings they are now
date of the dance was changed. to gover:lment in Virginia. bave happy to make the following an­November
7, the only date which taken professional Eoctal work nouncement: Mrs. Washer h~
was available at the hotel. course~ at the local institution. kindly consented to fill that POSI-The
danc~ this. year is some- The Richmond School of Social tion. of trust and headaches, th~
what Of an mnovatlon t~ members \Vork established in 1917, is the Senior Class Sponsor; Mary Har­of
the club as in prevIous years oldest school for the training of ris has ~en voted to represent
the Cotilli~n's first dance has social work in the Soutll. It is a ~e class ~n the Inter-Club Coun­been
a Chnstmas Dance. How- unit of the Richmond Professional I ~~l , replacing Nancy Bennett who
ever, the Club has made plans ~or Institute of the College of Wil- Qld not .ret.u~; and last, but not
an adaitional number of parties r d M least, VIrgtma Hale was elected
this year and will begin its activi- la~ an .a~y. t () be the Senfor Representative
ties with a Fall Formal. The training of workers ~or of the Athletic Council.
Committees announced by the Virginia socia~ welfare agencies The matter of "what to wear in
presiden~ are as .follows; Bid.~, hts ~~e~O:dnm;r~ootu~o~OCi~~ the annual pictures" developed
Jane BrlIlkley, chaIrman, Eugema LIe IC. . C ... into a battle royal between the
Hardy, Anne Edge, Frances Greg- ~¥ork SlDce Its beg~nnlng, tf!r. White Drapes side and the White
cry, aud Zelene des Champs; L~phE:r commented In conDec Ion Blouse side. After the battle al­Flowers,
Maxine Rolfe, chairman, With the st~dy. .. most came to a draw, the majori­Delia
Tazewell, and Sue Nob~e; . "With a view of .~aklng Its pub- ty came through on the White
Programs, Mary HaUach, chalr- hc welfare tralDlDg p~ogram Blouse side so if tllere is no fur­man,
Betty Blair, Regina Wil- more effective, Miss Cordeha Cox, ther sabot~ge from the White
Hams, Phyllis Knight, Margaret formerly personnel officer. of the Drapes side, the Senior Class will
Buhr, Anne . Powell, Marshall State Department of Public We~- wear white blouses with v-neck
Hawthorne, and Sally Powell ; fare was added to the faculty tins collars.
Music Kathleen Lamb, chairman, fall. Miss Cox has had broad ex­Effie
Lee Merrith, Gladys Steele, perienCe in social work, having JUNIOR
and Mary Rutherford. served Richmond public schools
fO be bound in sixty pounds of
ropes and chains and then to be
hUrled j·nto the sea. He freed him-self
and then swam to the sur­face,
t(l the astonishment Of those
who had shackled him.
Principes Not a e s Majahara
promises to give us a thrilling
evening. He uses no trick boxes
or Oth.!1· apparatus, but relies only
(In his extraordinary skill and
powers of deception. He reads
your mind with ease and answers
questions on all subjects.
This great prestidigitator has
traveled allover the world and
was court faVorite of Europe. He
has mystified and delighted t hou­~
a nds of Americans throughout
the country. The magician is be­ing
presented by the Theater As­Eociates.
It is the first time that
anything of thi"s sort has been
presented at the school and a
large audience is antiCipated.
A great mystifier-he never
Lails to please; he is recommended
more highly than any other artist
of his kind living today. School
officials the nation over conSider
him in a class by himself.
Don't miss him, it will be an
experience that you will never
forget.
The dance is strictly formal and and social service ·agencies for the
admitt.ance is by card only. Each past 20 years."
The Junior Class has set the Designers Hear
Safari on its way by announcing
that they have Dr. Curt Bondy as Mrs. Langdon
theit'! class sponsor. They have
member is given one date bid and Although many of these former
one stag bid, and the names of students have taken considerably
her escort and stag must be turn- less than a year of work at the
ed in before she can get her bids. school, approximately half of them
undertaken the sale of candy. Mrs. Langdon, Fashion Coordi­This
remarkable class also telis Hator at Thalhimer's gave a
have been either granted the M.
Minority Matters
us th:tt they have taken care of
all unfinished and future busi­ness
such as dues, annual pictures
and their formal dance to be held
S. degree or have completed a
yea r or more of professional
social work courSes. The study
A~ unchecked c~~me wave has shows the large number of for- in F ebruary.
813 In a state of Jitters. A cul- mer students of the schOOl whose
prit placed a whiskey bottle un- service in the State's public wel­SOPHOMORES
der the pillar of Professor Asa fare departments has t erminated, Students of the Sophomore class
Watkins' room recently. Clyde the substantial number of social have been busy drawing up Duck
Burnette barely escape~ a can ?f work~rs in the voluntary social Week plans. The committees cho­flour
which fell from h~S door sill agencies of Virginia who have re- sen at the first meeting are :
as he entered. ~havlllg cream ceived their training at the Rich- Duck Week: Elayne Goldman,
hquase sti~oene ~I S' foWuhnod arIfel thbeed vs:i lla.mTsh?e mond School of Social Work. chairman; Louise Turner, Shirley
The maj~r current development In the 1941 summer session 22 Coshen, Doris Douglas, Dave
at 813 is a hairy growth on the out of the 39 stUdents enrol~~d .f~r Shirkey; Dance; Betty Roberts,
upper lip of Earl Phi1lips, dra- ~ocial work courses were Vlrgmia chairman, Helen Hall, Harriet
matic major. The specimen may public welfare department em- Cooper, Pat Butterfield, Carol
now be seen from a distance of p!oyees. In the curre:Jt semester, Bobbe, Verna McDowell; Rat
ten feet though vfsibility is best 24 out of 63 full-time and part- Caps: Phyllis Goldman, chairman,
at one inch or less from the sub- time students are either on leave Helen Jonsher, Vivianne Grant;
ject. The only statement from from, or are currently employed Ribbon : Charlotte Hall, Eliza­Phillips
is, "I look like Clark by, Virginia public welfare de- beth Cox, Marion Welch, Vicki
Gable, don't I?" partments. . Shako:
demonstration of piece ,goods and
coordinated accessories on Wed­nesday
morning in the Clothing
Construction. laboratory.
Of special fnterest to students
of the Clothing Construction aud
Consumer Relations classes, Mrs.
J. .. a.ngdon's lecture included vital
information on quality, texture,
and suitability of materials. Ac­tual
samples of ma.terial were
used to good advantage 1n the
presentation Of the subjects, and
the accessories' exhibited. by Mrs.
Reynolds coordinator of the main
floor at Thalhimer's were . of great
interest.
Students of Mrs. Mundy's Cloth­mg
Construction classes and Miss
Hinck's class in Consumer Rela­tions
were present.

Published by the students of the Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary (1940-1947); The Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute cooperating (1947-1955); Richmond Professional Institute of the Colege of William and Mary <1955-1962>; Richmond Professional Institute, Sept. 21, 1962-May 24, 1968; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 20, 1968-May 23, 1969.

MAGICIAN THE PROSCR~PT DUCK
TONIGHT, WEEK
GYM-7:S0 GREETINGS
-
Vol. 3. No.3. .. RIchmond ProfessIon al InstItute, College of WIlham and Mary Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1941
Cotillion Dance
Date Changed
Date Hotel Available
November Seventh Only
R.P.I. Tr~ins Many Beware of Mystic Bamboozler!
State SocIal Worke~sMajahara, Magician, Here Tonight
More titan half of the present
social work personnel of the Vir­gi'nia
Department of Public WeI- Offers Reward, If Escape Act Fails
At the second meeting of the fare and nearly half of the socral
Cotillion Club, on October 15. work personnel of the city and
J.\Jancy Chambers, president, an- county departments have received
nOWlced a change in the plans for professional training at the Rich­lhe
dance which was originally mond School of Social Work of
scheduled for November 14. the College of William and Mary,
principes Notaes Majahara, the greatest magician since Houdini,
is coming to our own gymnaSium tonight, at 7:30 P. M.
He offers a reward of twenty-five dollars to anyone who can tie
or chain him so that he cannot escape. In 1917 he allowed himself
Because of the large number of according to a survey recently
members in the club, which now made by Dr. Henry Coe Lanpher,
has 173 girls on its list, it was director of the SchOOl.
Class News
SENIORS necessary to secure a very large The survey shows that 55 per
ballroom. For that reason, the cent of the social workers em- The Senior Class has started
Virginia Room of the John Mar- ployed by the state and 41 per cent the year with a bang! Having had
shall Hotel was selected, and the of these in the 124 local units of two class meetings they are now
date of the dance was changed. to gover:lment in Virginia. bave happy to make the following an­November
7, the only date which taken professional Eoctal work nouncement: Mrs. Washer h~
was available at the hotel. course~ at the local institution. kindly consented to fill that POSI-The
danc~ this. year is some- The Richmond School of Social tion. of trust and headaches, th~
what Of an mnovatlon t~ members \Vork established in 1917, is the Senior Class Sponsor; Mary Har­of
the club as in prevIous years oldest school for the training of ris has ~en voted to represent
the Cotilli~n's first dance has social work in the Soutll. It is a ~e class ~n the Inter-Club Coun­been
a Chnstmas Dance. How- unit of the Richmond Professional I ~~l , replacing Nancy Bennett who
ever, the Club has made plans ~or Institute of the College of Wil- Qld not .ret.u~; and last, but not
an adaitional number of parties r d M least, VIrgtma Hale was elected
this year and will begin its activi- la~ an .a~y. t () be the Senfor Representative
ties with a Fall Formal. The training of workers ~or of the Athletic Council.
Committees announced by the Virginia socia~ welfare agencies The matter of "what to wear in
presiden~ are as .follows; Bid.~, hts ~~e~O:dnm;r~ootu~o~OCi~~ the annual pictures" developed
Jane BrlIlkley, chaIrman, Eugema LIe IC. . C ... into a battle royal between the
Hardy, Anne Edge, Frances Greg- ~¥ork SlDce Its beg~nnlng, tf!r. White Drapes side and the White
cry, aud Zelene des Champs; L~phE:r commented In conDec Ion Blouse side. After the battle al­Flowers,
Maxine Rolfe, chairman, With the st~dy. .. most came to a draw, the majori­Delia
Tazewell, and Sue Nob~e; . "With a view of .~aklng Its pub- ty came through on the White
Programs, Mary HaUach, chalr- hc welfare tralDlDg p~ogram Blouse side so if tllere is no fur­man,
Betty Blair, Regina Wil- more effective, Miss Cordeha Cox, ther sabot~ge from the White
Hams, Phyllis Knight, Margaret formerly personnel officer. of the Drapes side, the Senior Class will
Buhr, Anne . Powell, Marshall State Department of Public We~- wear white blouses with v-neck
Hawthorne, and Sally Powell ; fare was added to the faculty tins collars.
Music Kathleen Lamb, chairman, fall. Miss Cox has had broad ex­Effie
Lee Merrith, Gladys Steele, perienCe in social work, having JUNIOR
and Mary Rutherford. served Richmond public schools
fO be bound in sixty pounds of
ropes and chains and then to be
hUrled j·nto the sea. He freed him-self
and then swam to the sur­face,
t(l the astonishment Of those
who had shackled him.
Principes Not a e s Majahara
promises to give us a thrilling
evening. He uses no trick boxes
or Oth.!1· apparatus, but relies only
(In his extraordinary skill and
powers of deception. He reads
your mind with ease and answers
questions on all subjects.
This great prestidigitator has
traveled allover the world and
was court faVorite of Europe. He
has mystified and delighted t hou­~
a nds of Americans throughout
the country. The magician is be­ing
presented by the Theater As­Eociates.
It is the first time that
anything of thi"s sort has been
presented at the school and a
large audience is antiCipated.
A great mystifier-he never
Lails to please; he is recommended
more highly than any other artist
of his kind living today. School
officials the nation over conSider
him in a class by himself.
Don't miss him, it will be an
experience that you will never
forget.
The dance is strictly formal and and social service ·agencies for the
admitt.ance is by card only. Each past 20 years."
The Junior Class has set the Designers Hear
Safari on its way by announcing
that they have Dr. Curt Bondy as Mrs. Langdon
theit'! class sponsor. They have
member is given one date bid and Although many of these former
one stag bid, and the names of students have taken considerably
her escort and stag must be turn- less than a year of work at the
ed in before she can get her bids. school, approximately half of them
undertaken the sale of candy. Mrs. Langdon, Fashion Coordi­This
remarkable class also telis Hator at Thalhimer's gave a
have been either granted the M.
Minority Matters
us th:tt they have taken care of
all unfinished and future busi­ness
such as dues, annual pictures
and their formal dance to be held
S. degree or have completed a
yea r or more of professional
social work courSes. The study
A~ unchecked c~~me wave has shows the large number of for- in F ebruary.
813 In a state of Jitters. A cul- mer students of the schOOl whose
prit placed a whiskey bottle un- service in the State's public wel­SOPHOMORES
der the pillar of Professor Asa fare departments has t erminated, Students of the Sophomore class
Watkins' room recently. Clyde the substantial number of social have been busy drawing up Duck
Burnette barely escape~ a can ?f work~rs in the voluntary social Week plans. The committees cho­flour
which fell from h~S door sill agencies of Virginia who have re- sen at the first meeting are :
as he entered. ~havlllg cream ceived their training at the Rich- Duck Week: Elayne Goldman,
hquase sti~oene ~I S' foWuhnod arIfel thbeed vs:i lla.mTsh?e mond School of Social Work. chairman; Louise Turner, Shirley
The maj~r current development In the 1941 summer session 22 Coshen, Doris Douglas, Dave
at 813 is a hairy growth on the out of the 39 stUdents enrol~~d .f~r Shirkey; Dance; Betty Roberts,
upper lip of Earl Phi1lips, dra- ~ocial work courses were Vlrgmia chairman, Helen Hall, Harriet
matic major. The specimen may public welfare department em- Cooper, Pat Butterfield, Carol
now be seen from a distance of p!oyees. In the curre:Jt semester, Bobbe, Verna McDowell; Rat
ten feet though vfsibility is best 24 out of 63 full-time and part- Caps: Phyllis Goldman, chairman,
at one inch or less from the sub- time students are either on leave Helen Jonsher, Vivianne Grant;
ject. The only statement from from, or are currently employed Ribbon : Charlotte Hall, Eliza­Phillips
is, "I look like Clark by, Virginia public welfare de- beth Cox, Marion Welch, Vicki
Gable, don't I?" partments. . Shako:
demonstration of piece ,goods and
coordinated accessories on Wed­nesday
morning in the Clothing
Construction. laboratory.
Of special fnterest to students
of the Clothing Construction aud
Consumer Relations classes, Mrs.
J. .. a.ngdon's lecture included vital
information on quality, texture,
and suitability of materials. Ac­tual
samples of ma.terial were
used to good advantage 1n the
presentation Of the subjects, and
the accessories' exhibited. by Mrs.
Reynolds coordinator of the main
floor at Thalhimer's were . of great
interest.
Students of Mrs. Mundy's Cloth­mg
Construction classes and Miss
Hinck's class in Consumer Rela­tions
were present.